tagmatization in stomatopoda – reconsidering functional units of modern-day mantis shrimps (verunipeltata, hoplocarida) and implications for the interpretation of fossilstagmatization stomatopoda -反思现代螳螂虾的功能单元(verunipeltata掠虾亚纲)和对化石的解释.pdfVIP

Haug et al. Frontiers in Zoology 2012, 9:31 /content/9/1/31 RESEARCH Open Access Tagmatization in Stomatopoda – reconsidering functional units of modern-day mantis shrimps (Verunipeltata, Hoplocarida) and implications for the interpretation of fossils 1* 2 3 3 3 Carolin Haug , Wafaa S Sallam , Andreas Maas , Dieter Waloszek , Verena Kutschera and Joachim T Haug1 Abstract Introduction: We describe the tagmatization pattern of the anterior region of the extant stomatopod Erugosquilla massavensis. For documentation we used the autofluorescence capacities of the specimens, resulting in a significant contrast between sclerotized and membranous areas. Results: The anterior body region of E. massavensis can be grouped into three tagmata. Tagma I, the sensorial unit, comprises the segments of the eyes, antennules and antennae. This unit is set-off anteriorly from the posterior head region. Ventrally this unit surrounds a large medial sclerite, interpreted as the anterior part of the hypostome. Dorsally the antennular and antennal segments each bear a well-developed tergite. The dorsal shield is part of tagma II, most of the ventral part of which is occupied in the midline by the large, partly sclerotized posterior part of a complex combining hypostome and labrum. Tagma II includes three more segments behind the labrum, the mandibular, maxillulary and maxillary segments. Tagma III includes the maxillipedal segments, bearing five pairs of sub-chelate appendages. The dorsal sclerite of the first of these tagma-III segments, the segment of the first maxillipeds, is not included in the shield, so this segment is not part of tagma II as generally thought. The second and third segments of tagma III form a unit dorsally